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August 17, 2007

Going to the Movies

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Movie tickets are sold at some convenience stores and department stores. This is what movie tickets look like. As you can see, we went to se...
August 16, 2007

The Sunflowers Were Bowing Today

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The temperatures have been very high yesterday and today. Over 40 degrees Celsius! (Can you calculate that?) Usually sunflowers track the su...
August 15, 2007

Anniversary of the Japanese Surrender in WWII

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August 15th is the anniversary of the Japanese surrender in World War II. It was the end of World War II in the Pacific. This year marks the...

Ninja Park

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We went to a ninja park. There were buildings with secret passageways and training grounds for building ninja stamina and skills. There were...
August 14, 2007

Japanese Monopoly

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The English version of Monopoly can be found at Toys "R" Us and a department store named Isetan. We decided to buy the Japanese v...

Saving Paper and Plastic

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The game was wrapped in a plastic shrink package. The salesclerk saw that I was carrying my own shopping bag and asked if she could just put...
August 13, 2007

Lavender Soft Cream and Lavender Fields in Nagano Prefecture

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Lavender soft cream. It was really good. Most of the lavender had already bloomed. A small patch was still in bloom.

Summer Bobsledding in Nagano Prefecture

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To get to the lavender field, we had to cross the bobsledding track or chute. A man pushed the bobsledders up to a conveyor belt. If you we...
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August 12, 2007

Moth at Nojiri Lake

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August 11, 2007

Ninja Clothes and Armor at the Ninja Museum, Nagano Prefecture

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These pictures are not very good, sorry. There was a lot of glare in Nagano!! On the lake, but especially in here. armor Note the pink slipp...

Ninja Weapons

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Outside the restrooms, there were shuriken in the concrete . That's a young Japanese woman standing there in the corner. The metal grate...
August 10, 2007

The Mammoth Museum, Nagano Prefecture

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This statue was at a rest stop in Nagano Prefecture. A mammoth was found near here. This is the rest stop. The...

Mammoth Manhole Covers

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The manhole covers had mammoths on them. (Nojiri area)
August 09, 2007

In Memoriam

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1000 cranes are made and placed at the peace memorials in Nagasaki (August 9) and Hiroshima ( August 6) to commemorate the loss of life the...
August 08, 2007

Nojiri Lake in Nagano Prefecture

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Sailing, boating, canoeing, windsurfing, and swimming are some of the activities available at Nojiri Lake. This is the shoreline of Nojir...
August 06, 2007

In Memoriam

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1000 cranes are made and placed at the peace memorials in Hiroshima (August 6) and Nagasaki (August 9) to commemorate the loss of life ther...

Through Tokyo On Our Way to the Highway to Nagano Prefecture

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This used car lot has curtains that are closed at night. See the small square sign in the middle of the picture? Click to enlarge. Do you ...